How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in...

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How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in...

I have just set up MS family on a new PC, created a Microsoft account for my child, and bought Minecraft with it. It works but it won't let him add friends. It says:

"You need permission

You cannot add friends because of how your microsoft account is set up. This can be changed in your privacy and online safety settings on aka.ms/accountsettings"

I've followed this and logged in with my (adult) MS account, but I can't find where I can give him these permissions. I've searched various threads, including one which offers the advice below, but I can't find it that way either:

"Also, the parent account should make sure that his account is allowed to add friends online. You can do that by heading tohttps://account.microsoft.com and click on Family. "

I thought about accessing Minecraft through my profile, adding friends that way but I can't even run it as it was bought on his child account.

How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in Minecraft (Win10 PC version - Not Java)?

Hi Brad

Many thanks I think this has sorted it as Minecraft now opens an Xbox Console Companion window and appears to allow me to search for his friends. We'll carry on tomorrow.

I have to say that it wasn't that easy to find these things even with your instruction, but I got there in the end. I've kind of got this feeling that I might be getting too old for this stuff ;-)

Thanks!

jaghuarWin User

How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in Minecraft (Win10 PC version - Not Java)?

I have activated all these settings and my child’s profile still cannot add friends on minecraft. I can join his world but he cannot join my world. He shows 1 friend on the friends tab but it doesn’t show any joinable friends or my world inside the friends
tab. I have even changed all settings to allow everything (defeats the purpose) and I still cannot add friends on his account. Please help!!!!!!

XBF Leo GWin User

How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in Minecraft (Win10 PC version - Not Java)?

Hello jaghuar,

Thank you for posting on the Xbox forums. We will be locking this thread due to it being revived by a new post. If there are any questions, discussions or issues that anyone would like to bring to our attention, please create a new thread. We will be
more than happy to answer any questions or provide solutions for any issues. Thank you again and happy gaming
jaghuar!

XBF Brad AWin User

How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in Minecraft (Win10 PC version - Not Java)?

Hello Johnny,

Thanks for coming to the forums with your issue. Sounds like the cross play is not enabled in settings, were you able to look at theprivacy and online settings? We will give you the
steps to change the exact ones for the cross platform use.

How can I change my child's (MS Family) permissions to allow them to add friends in Minecraft (Win10 PC version - Not Java)?

These settings help you manage how others see your child's profile, communicate with your child, and interact with your child's content. You can also make sure your child only sees age appropriate games, content, and websites.

Go to Xbox.com and sign in to your account (this must be an adult account).

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